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By FRANK JENKINS
AS YOU have read In thl col
umn, the Yellowatono Cut-oil
association was formed some four
years ago to promote a highway
from Yellowstone park to Califor
nia. One of the first activities of this
association was a caravan to travel
over the proposed route and atlr
up enthusiasm. The honor guest
of this caravan was Jim Rolpli,
then mayor of San Francisco, now
governor of California.
THE caravan was a huge success,
but the roads were rough, ter
ribly rough, and by the time It
reached Burns everybody was get
ting weary from the Jolting.
So Bill Hanley invited his friend
Jim Rolph, along with a few other
friends, out to his Double-O ranch
to recuperate a bit, and perhaps
do a little fishing on the side.
ON the last day of this sojourn,
they were traveling around
over the ranch in an automobile,
clear away from roads, and they
had to be back In Burns that night
to enable Mayor Rolph to make
his connections for an Important
engagement In the city.
Along late In the afternoon, with
lime beginning to get short, they
came smack up against a creek
that had to be crossed. It was
about 30 feet wide, and It had
about eight Inches of soft mud on
the bottom.
Getting the car over it was a
doubtful enterprise, but 11 they
didn't get the car over they couldn't
gt back to Burns and t they
couldn't get back to Burns Jim
Rolph would miss his appointment.
So there they were.
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THEY held a council of war and
decided upon a plan of action.
The plan of action, briefly, was
. this:
They would unload the occupants
from the car, thus lightening it as
much as possible. Then the driver
would take a run at the mud hole
118 sco If ho couldn't breeze his
fc-ay across.
It worked. The car. without Its
load, nearly bogged down,. but man
aged to keep going and reached
the other bank.
B
moment when the
car, dripping mud, climbed up
the opposite bank. It dawned upon
them all that they were facing an
other situation.
There they were, on one aide of
a deep mud hole, and on the OTHER
side was the car. And there was
Jim Rolph. mayor of San Francisco.
all dolled up In a long-tailed coat,
with a gardenia In his buttonhole,
and on his feet the famous Rolph
boots.
If Jim waded that mud hole, he
u-niilrf pome nut on the other side
. .... .... .u. --. k.H ALTOONA. Pa., April 14 (API-
looking like something the cat had.g(,v(,n chMnn nd" womn m
dragged In and the amount of Har-
ney county mud that would be In i
his boots would be scandalous to
contemplate.
And there was that appointment
that had to be kept.
CO THE? held another council
of war, and It was Bill Harney
hn rm through with the Win-
ning stimrgj.
"Somebody, ne announced, nas pin of benzine, and ell persons
got to carry Jim across, for be 1 a mother and five children, died as
can't nt his clothes all muddled
up because he has to get right
on through to : . Francisco with
out loss of time."
So they called for volunteers, and
Zim Baldwin, of Lakevlew. stepped
forth loyally.
NOW Zira, If you know him, 1
a short horse, although a husky
one. and Mayor, now Governor.
Rolph Isn't exactly a light mount
6o Bill mas a shade doubtful.
He first mounted the mayor on
Zlms bsck. riding plck-a-pack, as
the kiddies do. and then he stepped j ttore. Yeatfrtlay a man came In to
off to one side to look thing over j mpect a rifle. Today he reappeared
Zim sanr "Bill kind of squatted "kwl " l Bowers plac
down, with his hands on his knee. i;ippwl , cartridt-e In th rifle and
and looked us over, for all the threatened the storekeeper,
world like a fellow sizing up a. Bower- grabbed the r:f;e barrel and
. w , the two itrucz'.ed the length of the
new pack horse wi:h an eit.a the ,hAXnn
heavy lead on. He shock hu head .. r.om ,ne end of ,h fr,0p
little, but final. T "id ''Well. r, tv- T .e bandi. - p4 but
y hi his auioaijbii
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Fire Follows Terrific Ex
plosion In New Structure
Damage Will Exceed
Million Sewer Gas Cause
COLUMBUS, O.. April 14 (AP)
Six men were known to have been
killed, many others were repo-ted
burled under heavy atone, and more
than a score were in hospitals, as a
result of an explosion In Ohio's new
$6,000,000 stateoffice building today.
One fireman, who braved lire in
the basement to search the ruins esti
mated that at least twenty men had
been burled when a large section of
the west wall was blown out.
Assistant Safety Director Darrell
Jones of the Columbus police depart'
ment. said he believed at least thirty
men had been caught under the fall
ing wall and killed.
Fire was sweeping through the base
ment and lower floor of the structure
and firemen said there was little
hope for any men trapped by the
debris.
Heavy Diuiuigc
"While early estimates of the damage
were 1 1,000,000 It was feared by state
officials tills would be much greater.
A large section of the . west wall, 35
feet high and 200 feet long, was blown
out and the entire enterlor of the
structure, which was In the last stages
of construction was damaged.
The case of the blast was unde
termined but authorities expressed
the belief It was due to a collection
of sewer gas in the basement, set off
in some undetermined manner.
Among those reported missing were
government building Inspectors, who
were said to have been on the ninth
floor at the time of the blast.
AFTER QUARREL
BAKER. Ore., Aplrl 14. (API
Mrs. Prank Oerlock, about 60, was
shot, to death while eating supper
In her farm home In the Auburn
section southwest or here last night
and police today were searching (or
Clarence Worlcy, 14, who lived at the
Qerlock ranch.
The woman's husband was In Ba
ker at the time of the shooting. Mrs.
Gerlock was shot by a high-powered
rifle. The bullet penetrated the body
under the left shoulder blade.
Police said young Worley disap
peered last night. Neighbors told the
officers that Mrs. Gerlock and the
lad had quarreled frequently. The
boy, originally from Spokane, was
taken Into the home five years ago.
FOURTEEN MEET
DEATH IN FLAMES
dead, victims of a fire which short.
ly before midnight destroyed the
; home of Michael Ballon at Hershey-
town, near here.
The flames wrecked the house
while Mrs. Dillon, with her baby
was visiting In Bcllwood. a nearby
community. A neighbor, Mrs. Ooldle
j '" ii.i.u
i was spending the night In the
: nOTUe wlth re D,on cnlldren.
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I NEW YORK, April 14. (AP) A
I anppea , ng!,,,,! m,tch Into
resu" OI "
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VANCOUVER. Wash.. April H t&t
A. L. Bowers. 57. was taken to a hos
pital here today with severe scalp
wounds, the result of an encounter
with a robber who held him up wlh
Bowers' own rifle.
Bowers conduct a sporting good
Hoover Cheered
In No. Carolina
As Great Leader
CHARLOTTE. K. C. Aplrl 14.
(AP) Delegates to the state Re
publican convention stood and
cheered for several minutes today
w.hen Oeo. M. Pritchard of Ashc
ville, the keynote speaker, referred
to the "matchless leadership of
President Hoover."
He described him as the "Good
Samaritan of the American peo
ple" and asserted that while the
president was attempting to alle
viate the country's economic
woes, the Democrats were doing
nothing but "singing hymns of
hate."
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TELL DEALINGS
DALLAS, Ore., April 14. (AP)
Witnesses In the trial of Frank J.
Keller., Jr.. first of the five ex-of-
flclals of the Empire Holding com
pany to face a Jury on charges of
fraud, were called in rapid succession
here today. Tbey testified as to
amounts they had Invested In the
company, how they purchased shares,
and other details of the stock sale
put on by the company.
witnesses remarks varied as to
whether salesmen told them that all
officers "subscribed" 20,000 stock,
whether the amount was paid In or
whether they had "taken" that
amount of stock. All testified that
they were told that no officer would
receive a salary until the proposed
subsidiary companies were going con
ccrns. The money paid in, they
stated from the stand, was to be
placed In safe keeping until the units
were organized. Some said the de
pository was the state treasurer, oth
ers the state corporation commis
sioner and others did not know
where. . ,
Arthur Smith, ferryman at Gardi
ner, stole the morning show with his
quaint remarks and caused Judge
Arlle O. Walker to rap for order. The
presentations of S. C. Howard, sales
man, "looked good to his wife," he
said, and she wrote out a check for
$200 and gave $200 In bonds for
$1000 worth of stock. He decided to
take a shot" and contributed an
other $1000, he testified. Later his
wife became "leary," he said, and as
she had been assured she could
withdraw her money, she wrote and
obtained $800 back. He was not so
lucky. Smith admitted he had never
looked at the prospectus but "lis
tened to the lingo and fell for It."
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WASHINGTON. April 14- fF) A
resolution to permit use of $100,000,'
000 from the reconstruction corpora'
tlon for financing sale of farm board
wheat and cotton was introduced In
th senate today by Chairman Mc
Nary (R., Ore.) of the agricultural
committee.
McNary said his proposal had been
discussed with the officials of the
reconstruction corporation. Secretary
Hyde and other government execu
tives.
"It Is the general belief that this
sum. If made available, will permit
the farm board to dispose of a con
sluerable portion of Us holdings m
countries which need wheat and cot
ton but require credit," McNary told
newspapermen.
NEW YORK. April 14. OP) Tie
greatest maritime disaster of history
occurred 30 years ago today when the
Titanic struck Ice and sank with
1,513 passengers and crew.
The survtvora numbered only 711.
The Titanic was the largest hip
afloat flO.000 tons displacement. It
was built at Belfast, for the Whtte
Star line and launched May 31, 1011.
CHICAGO, April 14. f API A pe
tition for a receivership for the Mid
dle Went Utlllt.es company, huge In
null holding concern, waa filed In
federal court tdday on behalf of the
Lincoln Printing company, a creditor.
Judge James H, WUkeraon said he
would hear the motion 1't the re
ceivership tomorrow morning. The
bill of complaint cited a claim for
! WOOO printing and asserted the hold-
ing rimpany would be unable to
rr fiooooxt in note maturing
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Democratic "Unity" Meeting
Stirred By Challenge Of
'Happy Warrior Lead
ers Wait Repercussions.
WASHINGTON, April 14. (AP)
Praise and criticism marked the re
action today to Alfred E. Smith's
speech challenging the candidacy of
Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination.
In a Jefferson day address last
night, the 1028 nominee quoted from
Roosevelt's recent radio speech urg
ing relief for the forgotten man at
the bottom of the economic pyra
mid." and said:
"This is no time for demagogues.
I will take off my coat and vest and
fight to the bitter end any candil
date who persists in any demogoglc
appeal to the masses of working peo
ple of tills country to destroy them
selves by setting class agnlust class
and rich agalnt poor."
Speech tn worthy
Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.), a sup
porter of Roosevelt, said Smith's
speech was "unworthy of htm," and
sounded like "the house of Morgan
speaking."
Senator Walsh (D., Mass.), a Smith
advocate, praised the speech as a
"frank and courageous statement of
his views on the political questions
of the hour."
Wheeler said that "as an ardent
supportor of Governor Smith in 1928,
I am sorry to hear him for his own
sake utter such foolish statements as
he did lost evening."
(Continued on Page Five)
POLICE CALLED IN
WASHINGTON, April 14. (p)
Bluecoata were called today to pre
serve order In the bonus hearing be
fore the ways and means committee,
after a delegation demanded it be
heard out of regular order.
Stepping forward In the midst of
the hearing, a man who Identified
himself as Samuel J. 8 ten be r, a rep
resentative of the Workers' Ex-servlcc
league, asked when his delegation
would be heard.
Crisp pounded for order and warn
ed Stenber his group would receive
no hearing unless he obeyed the rules.
He then Instructed the committee
clerk to call a police guard.
OPENING OF LAKE
8. Sumpter Smith, representing the
highway commute of the Chamber of
Commerce, left this morning for the
north to Interview the members of
the highway commission regarding
opening of the Medford entrance to
Crater Lake park, requested In wires
and letters sent out by the Medford
chamber.
No replies to the repeated wires
and written requests for opening of
the highway have been received and
It Is felt that something may be ac
complished through a. personal Inter
view with members of the commission.
Alfalfa Bill Surly in
Meeting Governor Dern
DENVER, Colo., April 14. (AP)
This, says the Rocky Mountain News,
Is what the governor of Oklahoma
says to the governor of Utah:
-Never heard of you. Are you a
Democrat?"
The News says this on the author
ity of those who witnessed the meet
ing of Governor William H. Murray
of Oklahoma and Governor George
H. Dern of UUh on a train en route
to Denver Wednesday.
"Alfalfa BUI" was eating breakfast
when Governor Dern entered the car.
Th governor stopped at hi table.
Governor Murray?" he queried.
'Yes.' answered Murray In a loud
voir: What do you want?"
Governor Dern introdueed himself.
"Well." said the Oklahoma govern
or, between bite, "never heard of
you. Are you a Democrat?"
After receiving an affirmative an-
'swer the two governors chatted amia
bly for everal minutes. Governor
Dern la an enthiwlatlc aupportr of
Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Demo
cratic nomination.
KANSAS CITY. Mo , April M ' P)
-Governor Wilitam H Murray of
tOkai.omA aU.iLtd inpatient. about
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A truck load of petition! bearing 2,240,030 algnaturei demanding caah payment of the loldlere bonua
were left on the congreaalonal dooratep by more than a thousand veterana who marched on the capltol,
saul C. Wolman (right), commander of Veterana of Foreign Wars, It handing petition, to Rep. Wright
Patman, while (left to right) Rep, Bertrand Snell, 8enator Smith W. Brookhart and Senator Charlea
McNary look on.
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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass., April
14. (AP) A scuptnnc, which resi
dents of Martha's Vineyard wore
prone to believe carried Charles A.
Lin&bergh In hla search for trace of
his kidnaped son, flew over the Vine
yard today.
The seaplane, which flew over fie
residential sections, came In from
the direction of Chuttyhunk Island,
10 miles- away, where Lindbergh re
cently tried to find his child In con
nection with the arrangement under
which he paid $50,000 to the pur
ported kidnapers.
After running along Vie coast the
sea pin ne circled over the Gay Head
coast guard station and then headed
east Into the general direction or
Hynnnls on the mainland.
Two officers of the New Jersey
slate police, whose Identity wan not
revealed, were here yesterday and
last night checking on previous- re
ports. They declined to discuss the
case.
NEW YORK, April 14 (AP( Dr.
J, P. Condon, agrd educator, who
paid a $50,000 ransom to supposed
kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby, told
reporters today the kidnapers com
prised the shrewdest band ever or
ganized in this country.
ST. THOMAS. Ont., April 14-(AP)
D. D. Dlckerson of Detroit,' arrested
here yesterday In connection with the
Lindbergh kidnaping, will be releas
ed and returned to Detroit today.
Mrs. Dlckemon, accompanied by $
nurse, will take her husband home.
Wheal For Lmatllla Needy
PENDLETON. Ore., April 14 (AP)
Umatilla aounty Red Cross officials
have been notified that five carload
of stftblllwitlon wheat for feed pur
poses will arrive within the next ten
days,
the train shed, at the union station
nere mm ni'innmi "'"'
bly perturbed by the unrevealed de
velopment that interrupted his cam
paign for the presidential nomina
tion.
Gesticulating with a cigar, the un-
shaved governor emphatically said he
had not abandoned his speaKing tour
or his presidential aspirations.
Mavbe they know more anoui it
than I do." he retorted sharply when
told that some Oklabomans had sur
mised the audden termination" of hi
Oregon speaking tour meant he had
given up In the Democratic race
dominated by franklin D. Roosevelt.
"But I don't think o," be hast
ened to add. "I'm not going to let
my enemies run my campaign for
me."
Ohio, the governor said, will be
the next objective of his speaking
campaign, although the daUt of hi
Invasion depends upon the situation
that is cslllr.g him back to Okla
homa. "I won't have anything else
to say until I get home." he went on.
Ha refused repeatedly to say what
had caused him to tsnrel his earn-
pslrn tour In Oreiron and also de-
cilne) to say anything about Okla-
uooa Internal trouble.
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BASEBALL
RESULTS
Cleveland
Detroit 3 7 1
lludlln and Bewail: Wyatt anil
Rnel.
New York nt Philadelphia, rioMnon
edi cold.
Niilluiml.
R. H. B.
Chicago - - 3 . 0
Cincinnati - 5 13 1
Smith, May and Hartnett: Lucaa
and Manlon.
Philadelphia at New York and Bos
ton at Brooklyn, postponed; cold.
National.
n. H, E.
Plttabilruh -'. 6 15 3
Bt. Uul 4 7 3
Harris and Clrace; Derringer and
Wilson. ' ;
Amerlt'iiit.
R. H. E.
St, Louie 3 7 0
Clllcaao 0 8 1
Orny and Perrcll; Prasler, Paber and
Orube.
HONOLULU, April 14 (AP) Call
ing Lieut, Thomas H. Mftftsle, one of
the accused, to the witness stand,
Clarence Dnrrow, defender of the four
persons charged wit,1 the lynching
of Joseph Kahahawal, announced to
day a plea of Insanity would be made
for the person who took the life of
the native
HONOLULU, April 14 (AP) Con
eluding the prosecution's case against
Mrs. Granville Fortescue and three
navy men for the lynching of Joseph
Kahahawal, Prosecutor John O. Kelley
read Into the record today con trad l c
tory statements made by the society
woman and another defendant the
day of the killing.
A sonographic transcript read by
Ml Mapuana Peter, stenographer.
covering statement made by Mr.
Pbrtescue and Albert O. Jones within
two hours after they allegedly par
ticipated In the killing, showed the
society woman had answered "I don't
know" to most question and finally
had refused to talk further.
The first Inkling of Darrow's eouiat!
came when Dr. Edward Huntington
William and Dr. Jame Orblson, Los
Angeles alienist, appeared In the wit-
nww room on defense summons1
j This was taken to mean that the
aanlty of one or more of the defend
ant would be one of Darrow's Issues
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EUGENE. April 14. (iV Prlni-e
Csllison. new head football coach at
University of Oregon, will be guest
of honor her tonight at ft large
clvle banquet. Downtown buslnes
men sponsored th affair, principal
t speakers will include CsllUwm, Jam
i Gilbert, dean of the college of liberal
i art, aud Judga Lwrua O, ftUuit.
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SEES SPIRITUAL
The (rrnnt wave of distress and
discontent, sweeping ovor the world
toclny, bringing with It, crime, sui
cide, ft -'castine; asldo of old morals
and general economic chaos la ft
tragedy with a beneficial aide, la
the decision of Miss Chrlatabel
Pnnkhtlrat of London, England, who
arrived In Mcdlord today noon
from the north to speak at the
Presbyterian churrh thla afternoon
and evening on The Prophecy. "Por
the wave baa brought with It," MM
Pankhurat, little person, whose
alu-eslors llave been Identified for
many years with major reforms In
old England, aflded, "Uie realization
of a need for Ood; A 'realisation
Uiat nun cannot live by bread
aloi4 .
We. of course, would prefer ft
spiritual harvest without so mucll
trouble, sorrow ana nisturnance,
she continued, . friendly amlle
playing acroaa her face, shadowed
by the lace edging of her wide
brimmed atraw.
The remedy predicted In the
Bible for auch a crisis, la the Divine
Intervention. If thla Is not the
lime, If the crisis dlsappeara. let
us hope the people will not again
forget God In the days of pros
perity." Miss Pankhurat raised her
deep blue eyes from the large black
leather bag across which her fing
ers were straying to and fro, In
calm, not nervous, manner, to smile
again.
It was the study of worm con
ditions. I made during the war."
she explained, "which brought to
mo the need for something more
than human effort lo end the war
and make the world what we wish
It to be.
"The world today la showing
signs of the same symptoms, whlcll
have preceded the fall OI many
civilizations..
"Leader, In all countries say. 'Do
not blame us, It la a world wide
condition r I do not think the
need Is for stronger leadership. I
do not think any leaner, could do
better than those we have. If past
leaders were brought bark lo the
srene todsy. I believe they would
find the work to be accomplished
more than they could do. Men's
heart are fslllng. there la dlalreaa
and perpleilly In all nation, fts
prophesied.
"A result of the war?" Mlsa Pank
hurst. little person, drew the coat
of her dark suit closer about her.
as she repested the question in
gentle vole. "The war has been
over for nulte ft long time, dnn t
you think? No. I believe ma war
wa the result of the same under
lying cause, which U bringing the
wave of distress today. It Is some
thing much larger than altatlng
laws, parties and leaders."
This la Mis Psnkhurst's first
visit to Oregon, although she ha
been In the United Utate Upoo
thre other occasions. Bh la apeak
Ing at tha Pre.byterlan church this
alternoon and will spesk again thla
evening at M o'clock.
MELLON OPTIMISTIC
, IN ECONOMIC CRISIS
LONDON, April H( API United
States Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon
told th Pilgraim eoclety tonight at a
dinner In hla honor that no on
should be discouraged about III HI
mste ou'c.me of lh er or.omlc erlsl
tnrouso ttK4 ln W0U4 it faaUJ.
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Senator Told Authorities
Powerless Government
Deprived 0 f Millions
To Profit Bootleggers.
WASHINGTON. April 14. (AP)
The charge that the eighteenth
amendment has "financed crime"
and "U poisoning our national life
and muflt be repealed." was mnds
Uxlny before a senate committee by
Mrs. Charles H. Snbln, head of the
women's organisation for national
prohibition reform.
"It hu made our government au
thorities, federal, state and local,
powerless to control the liquor
traffic by license and regulation.
"It has deprived the federal gov
ernment of hundreds of millions of
dollars of needed revenue, and di
verted these funds Into illegal chan
nels, through which crime of all
kinds has been enabled to org an Ire
and finance Itself on a scale hither
to unknown In the history of the
world."
Prohibition Failure
She said the "prohibition amend
ment, however noble In purpose,
had failed."
"Those churches and the temper
ance orgnnijtUons which still sup
port It," she added, "have become,
all unconsciously become chief al
lies and friends of the outlaw
classes, and the time hss come to
end this unholy alliance."
James W. Wadsworth, former sen
ator from New York said "the liquor
question has bedeviled the con
gress, beclouding other Issues and
refusing to be downed." He added!
"The social and business life of
this country U ehot through with
hypocrisy because of this question.
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IS SMOOT ADVICE
WASHINGTON, April 14, (AP)
An appeal for holder of stock to
keep them rather than liquidate at
present price waa voiced In the sen
ate today by Chairman Smoot (R
Utah) of the finance committee.
Bmoot aald he wanted to say to
the American people that "If there
1 any way you can hold on to your
stocks, hold L'lem, because there la
more Intrinsic value back of all of
them than la shown on the market
today."
He cited an unnamed stock which
he said la selling on the New York
stock exchange for M fit), although
"actually In cash and goods the stock
1 worth 40."
He said he called Attention to thla
"to show Just where pessimism It
leading the American people."
Michigan's Votes
Go To Roosevelt
BAG1NAW, Mich., April 14. (AP)
Michigan' 3d vote tn the Demo
cratic national convention wert
pledged by the party's state conven
tion today to Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt of New York for the presi
dential nomination.
-SWILL-
ROGER?
ItKVKHr.Y ItlLIiS, Col,
April II. The ftennto Brunei
jiuy, wliitrli in ill nOHiimi now,
couldn't net much ncuirUlimcnt
ycHturday out nt lliin fellow
Whitney Unit' head of tho
"Willi Street Rani?."
There is one kind of a nohlo
tliinii iihoiit our modern rack
eteers, they will go to the elec
trie chnir before they will give
Away nny of the work'uiiM ot
their nruMtiintiiiii.
At first we thought when
they liml thig investigation wo
wa uoii! to (jet the name of
onr "hit? men" who were bet
linn the country would never
amount to nnythiiig. Oil, yeah I
fid Ao?4"
nil, HiKiuM mutxt. Is,. ,
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